Observed 5:56 AM MDT at KSPD

Pritchett, CO weather

Overcast and 57°14°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 23, gusts to 35 mph56 km/h today.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Cloudy

Wind: 17 mph28 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 35 mph56 km/h around 9 AM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.08 inHg1019 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (50°10° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 6 PM
Gusts to 35 mph56 km/h until 10 PM
Above 70°21° today by noon
Rain tonight from 6 PM (100%, 6.6 in168 mm)
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h tonight 3–4 AM

This morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h · Cloudy
This afternoonNear 72°22° · rain chance 20% · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 5 AM · Rain all night (40%) · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (50%)
Tomorrow afternoonDown to 54°12° by 5 PM · Rain all afternoon (80%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 1 AM · Rain all night (100%)

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 6a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	67%	98%	0
Fri 7a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	65%	87%	0
Fri 8a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	62%	97%	0
Fri 9a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	25 mph40 km/h from SSW, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	60%	96%	0
Fri 10a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	25 mph40 km/h from SSW, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	56%	96%	0
Fri 11a	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	25 mph40 km/h from SSW, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	51%	77%	1
Fri 12p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	25 mph40 km/h from SSW, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	46%	57%	2
Fri 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 75°24°)	74°23°	5%	25 mph40 km/h from SSW, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	43%	39%	3
Fri 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 76°24°)	75°24°	5%	30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	41%	35%	4
Fri 3p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	75°24°	5%	30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	41%	34%	4
Fri 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	10%	30 mph48 km/h from S, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	43%	19%	3
Fri 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	20%	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	48%	22%	2
Fri 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from SSW, gusts 33 mph54 km/h	56%	47%	1
Fri 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	67%	66%	0
Fri 8p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	61°16°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	72%	84%	0
Fri 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	78%	94%	0
Fri 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	95%	0
Fri 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	30%, 0.03 in0.8 mm	25 mph40 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	87%	93%	0
Sat 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	25 mph40 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	90%	95%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	96%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	98%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	93%	98%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	93%	98%	0
Sat 5a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	20 mph32 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	99%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	96%	99%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sat 8a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	96%	95%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	95%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	92%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	50%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	75%	97%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	62°17°	60%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	98%	1
Sat 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	59°15°	60%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	83%	98%	0
Sat 2p	Showers	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	58°14°	60%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	87%	90%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	90%	96%	0
Sat 4p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	90%	99%	0
Sat 5p	Heavy rain	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	54°12°	80%, 0.27 in6.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	93%	96%	0
Sat 6p	Rain	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 58°14°)	51°11°	100%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	97%	0
Sat 7p	Rain	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	43°6°	100%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sat 8p	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	43°6°	100%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sat 9p	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	41°5°	100%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	15 mph24 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sat 10p	Rain	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	42°6°	100%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sat 11p	Drizzle	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	42°6°	100%, 0.38 in9.7 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	98%	0
Sun 12a	Showers	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	41°5°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 1a	Showers	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	39°4°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	40°4°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	39°4°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	99%	0
Sun 4a	Showers	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	39°4°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Showers	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	40°4°	90%, 0.39 in9.9 mm	15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	100%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 66°19° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South southwest wind 15 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 34°1°
Wind
26 mph41 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Showers. High 62°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 33°1°. Rain 1.2 in31 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Heavy rain, 62°17°
  80% chance · 1.6 in41 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 48°9°
  100% chance · 2.3 in58 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 44°7°
  90% chance · 2.3 in59 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 44. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 33°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Oct 25. Thunderstorms. High 54°12°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 33°1°. Storms 0.7 in18 mm, 100% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  100% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  80% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 54°12°
  70% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  70% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 54. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 33°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 61°16°, low 41°5°. Typical 65°18° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. West northwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 32°0°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 65°18° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 32°0°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 64°18° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 32°0°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 64°18° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 31°−1°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 31°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 31°−1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 63°17° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 30°−1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 63°17° / 30°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 30°−1°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 75°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
81% chance of rain, high 62°, low 44°, cooling off.
Sunday
100% chance of rain, high 54°, low 45°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–66°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 114

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 AM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Springfield Comanche National Grassland · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1998–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−1°SatOct 17
+4°+2°SunOct 18
+9°+5°MonOct 19
+13°+7°TueOct 20
+13°+7°WedOct 21
+16°+9°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Pritchett weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 56 min; Losing 2 min 11 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 21 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:20 PM; Morning 6:50–7:43 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:30 PM; Morning 6:40–6:50 AM; first light 6:40 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 89% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:20 AM · rises 4:34 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Pritchett. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,000 ft, 28 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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